OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s cable network, has announced a March premiere for “Blackboard Wars,” a documentary series set in New Orleans’ John McDonogh High School, described in the network’s publicity release as “one of the most dangerous and under-performing high schools in the country.”

The announcement came Saturday (Jan. 5) at the Winter TV Tour in Los Angeles.

“Granted unprecedented access, the docu-series goes behind the scenes following education maverick Steve Barr and no-nonsense principal Dr. Marvin Thompson as they embark together on an unpredictable mission to reinvent and revive the struggling school,” said the network’s news release.

The network also announced May 29 premieres for two new scripted series from New Orleans native Tyler Perry – the one-hour drama “The Haves and the Have Nots” and the half-hour comedy “Love Thy Neighbor.”

OWN airs in New Orleans on Cox Communications channel 119.

The network’s capsule descriptions of the new Perry series:

“The Haves And The Have Nots”

Written, directed and produced by TylerPerry, “The Haves and the Have Nots” is a one-hour drama series following the dynamics of the affluent Cryer family and the impoverished family of Hanna, their housekeeper, and the obstacles and secrets that exist within both families.

“Love Thy Neighbor”

Written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry, “Love Thy Neighbor” is a half-hour comedy set at Love’s Diner, where every day the menu serves up good food, great laughs, valuable life lessons and a whole lot of love for its zany neighbors.

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